"fall sick" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: falls sick [present, singular, third-person], falling sick [participle, present], fell sick [past], fallen sick [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> sick}} fall sick (third-person singular simple present falls sick, present participle falling sick, simple past fell sick, past participle fallen sick)
  1. To become ill; to fall ill.
    Sense id: en-fall_sick-en-verb-o~45NpAI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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